siae wrote:This would be interesting to try. What age of puerh did you use?

I drink mainly young pu. The point is that strong and intense teas improve the blood circulation in the mouth meanwhile the kuwei helps you to handle the potential bitter taste of the whisky.

Anyways, even with the crazy price increase of puerh, it is still a much cheaper hobby than whisky collection.

I'm not so sure about that. I mean, assuming you aren't a crazy drinker, a bottle of decent scotch (let's say, Glenmorangie, or Balvenie) is actually pretty reasonable and lasts as many times as a cake of pu might. So, I think they're comparable.

In France a good bottle of whisky costs 20 to 30 euros = 25 to 40 usd (Laphroaig, Knockando, Balvenie, Talisker, Highland Park etc).When I have a bottle at home, I drink single malt once a week, on saturday evening. One bottle usually gives me 10 sessions = 3 months. So one session costs 2.5 to 4 usd.

You guys drink way more per session than I do. I think one bottle of 1L would last me at least 30 sessions. My tea also tend to be more expensive, I think - these days an average cake I drink probably is around 3-4 USD a session.

i remember reading some articles about a year ago that alcohol and tea does not mix well together. this article from a tcm website mainly talks about behaviour of night spot patrons drinking tea to relieve their drunkenness.

quikstep wrote:i remember reading some articles about a year ago that alcohol and tea does not mix well together. this article from a tcm website mainly talks about behaviour of night spot patrons drinking tea to relieve their drunkenness.

Uh oh. My favourite thing to wind down after a night out is to drink a few pots (without burning my fingers. Once the fingers are burnt, it's time for bed.) Haven't noticed any effects (other than I feel a lot calmer, though that's probably more the ritual and taste than any chemical effects), but I guess it's a long-term deal…